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Perhaps if we were," he said, "you WOULD find some abyss of divergence." "Since it depends on that then," she smiled, "I'm safe as you are anyhow. Moreover, as one has so often had occasion to feel, and even to remark, they're very, very simple. That makes," she added, "a difficulty for belief; but when once one has taken it in it makes less difficulty for action.
It so far depends not so much upon the quantity which they produce, as upon that which they do not manufacture; and upon the restraints which they may or may not think proper to impose upon the exportation of this sort of rude produce. These circumstances, as they are altogether independent of domestic industry, so they necessarily render the efficacy of its efforts more or less uncertain.
'It depends upon circumstances, said Lord Everingham. 'There are some ceremonies, no doubt, that are very proper, and of course very useful. But the best thing we can do for the labouring classes is to provide them with work. 'But what do you mean by the labouring classes, Everingham? asked Lord Henry. 'Lawyers are a labouring class, for instance, and by the bye sufficiently provided with work.
"The goodness of actions," says Beausobre, in his Pyrrhonisme Raisonable, "depends upon their consequences, which man cannot foresee, nor accurately ascertain."
Percy, smiling; "and as little as my daughters, I believe, desire it." "But if such a thing should offer, I presume you would not wish that Rosamond or Caroline should refuse?" "That depends upon who offers it," said Mrs. Percy. "But whatever my wishes might be, I should, as I believe I safely may, leave my daughters entirely at liberty to judge and decide for themselves."
He gazed reverently upon the goal it was not permitted him to reach, and ardently encouraged the spirit which he felt was only to be developed when wealth and leisure had given his countrymen opportunities to cultivate those tastes upon the prevalence of which the advancement of his favorite pursuit depends.
In many cases the beneficial quality of an act depends upon the disposition of the agent, or the possession by him of the extra-regarding motives sympathy, amity, and reputation; whereas political action can work only through the self-regarding motives. In a word these duties must be free or voluntary.
He was worth a million." "Anyone to benefit by his being put away?" "Well, I expect one might make out a case of that; the family would have the handling of the million, wouldn't they?" "It all depends but there's one thing certain, there'd be a thundering law case for any clever solicitor to handle if the plaintiff were not too far gone in his mind to plead.
Whether I regard this ultimate result as the mere consequence of blind happenings, or as an intended purpose, does not depend, as we have seen, upon the knowledge gained by natural science, but depends above all on whether this ultimate result seems to me of sufficient value to be thought of as the purpose of a world-governing intelligence, and thus depends upon my personal attitude to human nature, reason, mind, and the spiritual, religious, and moral life.
Much depends on that, and a short conversation will satisfy me." "Certainly, Sir, certainly," said Potts, obsequiously. "Philips!" he called. Philips came in as timid and as shrinking as usual. "This is Mr. Smithers, the great Smithers of Smithers & Co., Bankers; he wishes to have a talk with you." Philips looked at the great man with deep respect and made an awkward bow.
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